Tripolis
Denizli, Buldan · Archaeological site
Photo: Mr. Arif Solak · CC BY 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Denizli / Buldan
- Elevation
- 195 m
- Wikidata
- Q117411
About
Tripolis on the Meander (Greek: Τρίπολις, Eth. Greek: Τριπολίτης, Latin: Tripolis ad Maeandrum) – also Neapolis (Greek: Νεάπολις), Apollonia (Greek: Απολλωνία), and Antoniopolis (Greek: Αντωνιόπολις) – was an ancient city on the borders of Phrygia, Caria and Lydia, on the northern bank of the upper course of the Maeander, and on the road leading from Sardes by Philadelphia to Laodicea ad Lycum. (It. Ant. p. 336; Tab. Peut.) It was situated 20 km to the northwest of Hierapolis.
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Location
Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby
The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Tripolis: about 109 km and 1 h 50 min of travel, plus roughly 7 h for the visits.
22 km · 22 min by car
CaruraAydın, Sarayköy
39 km · 39 min by car
Laodicea on the LycusDenizli
14 km · 14 min by car
Pamukkale Archeology MuseumDenizli, Pamukkale
0.2 km · 3 min on foot
HierapolisDenizli, Pamukkale
34 km · 34 min by car
MossynaDenizli, Çal
Directions for this routeDistances are straight-line estimates adjusted for roads; check each museum's hours before you go.
On these itineraries
- Seven Days of Ancient Aegean Cities · 7 days · about 36 h 25 min
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